James S. Bold

Managing Director

TCW Direct Lending

Biography

Mr. Bold joined the TCW Direct Lending group as a Managing Director in 2013 with the acquisition of the Special Situations Funds Group from Regiment Capital Advisors, LP. He joined the group in 2005 and is involved in the origination, due diligence review, structuring, and execution of new investments, and the ongoing management of portfolio companies. Previously, he was a Partner in an energy-focused investment banking firm, Baxter Bold & Company, which he founded in 2002. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director and Head of Global Energy Mergers and Acquisitions for JPMorgan. He began his career in 1980 at Chemical Bank where he specialized in the energy, power, and natural resources industries. Mr. Bold received a BS in Business Administration from Bucknell University.